“Wicked” debuted to $164.2 million at the global box office, a towering figure that includes $50.1 million in overseas ticket sales. Universal’s big-budget adaptation of the hit musical was far bigger in North America with $114 million, ranking as the third-biggest domestic debut of the year and the best ever for a Broadway adaptation. Globally, […]

They might not know much about it, but the appropriately named black soldier flies are now on the front lines of the battle for a more sustainable planet. In Kazakhstan, like in many other countries, that battle sometimes looks like an uphill one. While the government has recently committed to carbon neutrality by 2060, the green economy in Central Asia's richest country still has a long way to go...

'What RCV actually gave Oakland was an unpopular mayor'

The agency has 100,000 employees and a $25 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2025.

President-elect Donald Trump announced late this week that he has selected Marty Makary MD, MPH, FACS, to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “FDA has lost the trust of Americans, and has lost sight of its primary goal as a regulator,” Trump said in a statement. “The Agency needs Dr. Marty Makary, a Highly ...

WASHINGTON >> Leaders of the top telecommunications companies were summoned to the White House on Friday to discuss a security problem that has been roiling the government: how to expel Chinese hackers from the deepest corners of the nation’s communications networks.

The disappearance of a Chabad rabbi prompts fears of Israeli citizens being targeted outside of Israel.

State of the Union: Rutte also met with members of Trumps national security team.The post NATO Leader Rutte Meets With Trump in Florida appeared first on The American Conservative.

A growing number of law enforcement authorities and Democratic leaders across the country are speaking out about their plans to thwart one of President-elect Donald Trump’s top immigration priorities: Mass deportation. Taking lessons from the first four years of the Trump era, many have vowed to stand their ground and refuse to cooperate with federal […]

Israels Mossad spy agency opens a probe into the disappearance of an Israeli citizen who is a Chabad rabbi in Abu Dhabi

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday night that he has nominated Russell Vought to once again be the Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). “He did an excellent job serving in this role in my First Term,” Trump said in a statement. “We cut four Regulations for every new Regulation, ...

Some people might call this a “hot take,” but honestly? Raphal Colantonio, who spearheaded the likes of the first Dishonored game and Prey, has a point! Colantonio brought forward an ongoing conversation among gamers when he took to X (formerly Twitter) to speak his mind about Metacritic’s place in the games industry! “The Metacritic ecosystem […]The post...

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Vice Chair Ken Martin criticized the party for losing to Republicans this election cycle, describing the loss as a damning indictment from the American people during a Friday evening appearance on The Lead with Jake Tapper. For the first time, the majority of Americans believe that the Republican Party best represents...

Continuing the string of MAGA loyalist picks to serve in his administration, President-elect Donald Trump on Friday evening tapped Russell Vought to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budgetagain. Vought, a self-avowed Christian Nationalist and key contributor to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 agenda for a conservative presidency, led OMB during Trump’s [̷...

Lost in a sea of pom-poms celebrating ESPNs acquisition of TNTs much decorated Inside the NBA are those who valiantly died; crushed in the symbolic revolving door that defines the Worldwide Leaders NBA Countdown studio show, the longtime rival of TNTs NBA offering.

For months, European business leaders have watched as Donald Trump paved a path back to the White House by doubling down on an America First economic policy, putting protectionism and […]